Hot News Stories (11/21/13)

Austin Chronicle (Austin, TX) In fiscal year 2013 – for the second year in a row – the number of women served by the state’s family planning budget dropped dramatically, while costing the state significantly more money per patient.

Bloomberg News (USA) Albuquerque became the first U.S. city to reject a ballot measure to ban abortions after 20 weeks, delivering a blow to opponents of the procedure who had hoped to expand their fight beyond courts and state legislatures.

Texas Tribune (Houston, TX) Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on Tuesday not to intervene in Texas’ ongoing abortion litigation, Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers are working to secure access to the procedure for women across the state.